Healthy Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
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4.6
Healthy Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
Description
Healthy Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies combine a mix of rolled oats, whole wheat flour, and all-purpose flour with baking soda and salt to create a textured base. The dough incorporates melted butter with light brown sugar for moisture and sweetness. Dried cranberries or cherries add tartness while semisweet chocolate chips provide pockets of chocolate flavor. Vanilla extract and lightly beaten egg bind the ingredients and add aroma.
Baked at 350°F for 10-12 minutes until edges turn light brown, the cookies achieve a balance between a slightly crisp exterior and a chewy interior. The inclusion of whole wheat flour and oats adds fiber and makes the texture heartier than traditional chocolate chip cookies. These cookies make a satisfying treat with a blend of tart, sweet, and chocolaty notes in each bite.
Ingredients
- About ⅓ About ⅓ cup all-purpose flour
- About ⅓ About ⅓ cup whole wheat flour
- 1 ½ cups rolled oats old-fashioned
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 6 tablespoons butter
- ¾ cup light brown sugar packed
- 1 cup dried cranberries or cherries
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 large egg lightly beaten
- ½ cup semisweet chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- In a large bowl, combine the flours, oats, baking soda and salt.
- Melt the butter in the microwave or in a small saucepan on the stove. Remove from the heat and stir in the brown sugar. Add the butter/sugar mixture to the flour mixture, beating with a mixer at medium speed until well blended.
- Add the dried cranberries or cherries, vanilla and egg. Beat until combined. Fold in the chocolate chips.
- Spoon rounded tablespoonfuls of dough onto baking sheets lined with parchment, silpat liners or coated with cooking spray. Bake for 10-12 minutes, until lightly browned on the edges. Remove the cookies to a wire rack to cool completely.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 18-24 cookies
Amount Per Serving
Calories kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1 Cookie | |
| Calories | 164kcal | 8% |
| Carbohydrates | 25g | 8% |
| Protein | 2g | 4% |
| Fat | 7g | 11% |
| Saturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Cholesterol | 21mg | 7% |
| Sodium | 166mg | 7% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 15g | 30% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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Overall Rating
4.6
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